Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-03-30
ADDITIONAL NEWS.

THERE was novel contest at Nuttall,
Fayette county, W. ", recently witnessed
by large crowd. 1t was abloody fight be.
tween vicious mountain wild cat and an
English bull dog. After hot fight Of an
hour the dog won by killing the cat. This
IS the third fight of its kind in the United
States, all three hay. ing taken place in this
section OF the State.
The trial of John L. Porter, Jr.. for the
murder Of Mrs. Jameson, September Is,
1884, has resulted in verdict OF man.
slaughter. The jury were out seven and
one half hours. The last ballot before the
verdict was reached was ten for murder i'll
the fast degree and two for acquittal. Tie
result showed the verdict TO be COM
promise. 1he highest penalty under the
verdict is eight years lmprisonmt Mt in the
penitentiary and fine of $1,000. The
verdict by no means satisfied the public.
They think it ought to have been murder
IN the first degree or acquittal. The testi.
mony in the case covered 5NG pages of full
sized legal cap in short hand. The argu-
ments were strong on both sides. The
courtroom was crowded to ovel allowing
during the entire time of the trial. 1t was
The most important murder case ever tried
in this county.
A VERY heavy snow fell recently in all
parts of Wisconsin. In Milwaukee it
averaged foot on the level and is corres-
pondngly heavy in the northern counties.
Trains nre generally delayed owing 10
lrifts. but there are no blockades.
The Raleigh, n. c., cotton seed oil mills
md fertilizing factory burned on the
18th. Loss. 100000; insurance, $35, 900.
The fire was probably accidental.
AN inquiry into the survey department
has revealed the completely OF Egyptian
officials in the fraudulent sale of state
lands. and the existence Of ring in the
finance ministry whereby the Egypt an gov
ernment has been defrauded out of E9O, 900.
An American, Mason Bey, is at the head
Of the department. He declares that he is
in no way responsible for the fraudulent
practices and demanded an inquiry in Or
der to cleal himself.
LAMBERT JONES and George johnson.
prominent lawyers in Columbia, S. c.,
met in court and during the proceedings
Jones insinuated that johnson lied. Sew
eral shots were exchang ged and Jones was
killed. johnson gave himself up.
A SPECIAL from CLEO, Texas, says: The
drought still continues in this county and
is becoming more alarmingly serious every
day, so much so that many of the best citi-
zens are leaving. Farmers who have
planted wheat, oats and corn are Offering
to take one third of the seed planted for
heir prospects, and cannot sell. The
stockmen, who have not suffered much
uutil the last two or three weeks, on ac-
tount OF the mild W inter-, report that both
horses and cattle are dying for water and
grass. People are growing skeptical upon
The subj, ct of rain, and many firmly be-
lieve it will never rain in this country
again.
PAT GUNNAN and Mat Turner, boys and
stowaways, were found in the hold of the
steamer Kansas, which arrived fourteen
days from Liverpool. The matches were
fastened down and covered with freight
all the food the two young men were al lie
10 obtain was the particles of wheat taken
from the cracks in the steamer and all the
water they could get was that furnished by
the ''sweat" of the steamer. They are
both in n very critical condition.
No tidings have yet been received from
ihe steamer Salerno, reported disabled in
mid ocean.
DILLAR GoTHARD MoNTEAD, wei
Known Danish eccles q ,tic cabinet minister
and author, is dead.
FATHER RYAN, Of Herbertstown brancl
Of the National League, was arrested fol
declining to give evidence in regard to bis
connection with the plan of campaign,
and was conveyed to Dublin.